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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

When I was writing this 3 year recap post, I realized I hadn't taken any photos of our master bathroom since we finished the renovation. Not that anything earth shattering had happened in there since, but it just seemed wrong that it didn't warrant its own post. Particularily as it's one of my very favorite spots in the house.

To refresh your memory, it didn't always look like this. It didn't even start out as a bathroom. We took this windowless room next to what became our master bedroom and turned it into a master bath and his & her closets.

Insert renovation montage music here.

So why do I love it so much in here? Well first off the idea of having a bathroom that only my husband and I use is pretty fabulous. It's our private sanctuary. (Neither of us had ever lived in a house with more than one bathroom before so this is the high life!)

A few other perks is having my very own medicine cabinet. All my lotions and potions just for moi.

And if that weren't enough, I heart the thermostatic shower. No need to futz with the hot and cold until its just right. The temp is always perfect with just a quarter turn.

Another detail I'm so happy we included in the reno was adding a between the beams skylight right over the vanity. Its a little thing but it makes a big difference.

And finally, this little orchid we picked up at Ikea a few weeks ago. I have somehow managed to keep it alive thus far! No one is more amazed than me about that.

Eventually I'd like to add some art on the left hand wall. But I haven't yet found something just right yet. Any ideas?

Very classy and elegant! It's beyond me how you keep that tile and glass clean but it's gorgeous! For art, I would also keep that minimal - a sketch or a simple photograph but the orchid looks lovely as the centerpiece. I adore your whole home - you have done an amazing renovation. I love that you have kept the history and integrity of the building.Sarah

I'm about to start the remodel on my bathroom. I have a couple of questions...where did you get the medicine cabinets and the shower faucet? Your bathroom and entire house is just beautiful - love following your blog.

So gorgeous and very sophisticated! I love it! I think it's great you both have your own medicine cabinet, but because it's built in to the wall, no one would ever be the wiser. The skylight is such a great idea too - there's nothing like natural light!

Like everything else in your limestone, I LOVE IT! We're in the throes of finalizing a floorplan for our little fixer upper and this is exactly what I want our master bath to look like! I'm curious to know the manufacturer of your sink and shower fixtures and especially your medicine cabinets!

This is one of my favorite bathrooms I've seen. I have it saved in my future house file for when I finally can live the high life too. As for art, how about some of your photos- you take such beautiful shots- you should display them!

I absolutely love this room! Along the same lines as your orchid... this might look good on the wall:http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/2009/02/pink-flower-at-full-res/I'm sure you have something similar in your photo file, but the one above is free, too. :)

It looks great! Your pictures touch upon something that I have been thinking about for our master bathroom design. I am very used to storing things vertically in my current bathroom - we have a long bathroom, and my husband and I each have a floor to ceiling cabinet to the side of our sink. We use his mainly for linens, but he has a shelf for his stuff - he only uses one drawer. I use three drawers - one for 'stuff' like toothpaste and misc, one for makeup, and one for hairdryer and hair stuff. But, I do have a shelf in my linen closet for hairspray, deodorant, hair stuff in general - and if I had to put these in a drawer, it would be a heaping mess.

How do you like having a medicine cabinet behind the mirror for your vertical storage? My architect said this could be a solution for me, or we could put a 4" cabinet on the wall to the left of my sink.

Your bathroom is absolutely gorgeous! But the thing I'm most jealous of is your thermostatic shower!! I would kill for that! I've been dreaming of one for years now but alas, we're still apartment renters. One day...

Your bathroom is so lovely. I enjoy your attention to detail- the mosaic floor, beautiful shower fixture (who manufactures it?) Glass shelves above sink... well done! I love the pop of pink the flower adds to the room. I'd say simple art with maybe another pop of color on that wall.

LOVE IT! Am doing my own big renovation right now and am heading in the same direction with the master bath. I had trouble finding the right inspiration picture but alas, here it is! OK, you know SOMEONE was going to ask about all the faucets, sconces, shower valves etc so...here goes, who makes what?:) Thanks for posting!

ps. you and a few other bloggers inspired me to start my own blog on a whim yesterday. Many thanks for the inspiration!

I'm curious where you purchased the medicine cabinets? I love the fact that they are completely recessed in the wall. It is a HUGE pet peeve of mine to see a medicine cabinet just hanging on a wall like it's a shadow box. ....or even half-way recessed...it's like the person that installed it couldn't be bothered to do the job correctly. Uugh!!!

The title of your post caught my eye today. ;) Your bath looks like a wonderful retreat. I share mine with the hubs, a preschooler, and a toddler. It's wonderful. (that's what I have to keep telling myself)

Holy cow, the skylight just makes the entire room sparkle....that was a genius move installing it! This bathroom makes my bathroom cry and hate itself. I will try to console it with a good scrubbing tonight because I could never in a million years afford a renovation like this! Wonderful work in here....I do want to see the closets, though :)

The paint color is Benjamin Moore Quiet Moments. The shower is from Sign of the Crab (purchased onlined). Vanity, lighting, faucets, cabinets and shelves from Restoration Hardware.

I love the recessed med cabinet but not all baths can have that - it depends upon what is in the wall behind the bath. Since we made a new room here we were able to recess them...but we couldn't do that in our hallway bath.

Im so terrified of putting 'real' art in my bathroom so usually divert to 20x200 or something for those easily damp spaces. a large piece like this - http://www.20x200.com/art/2008/12/untitled-blue-lagoon-reykjavik-iceland.html

I think some of your gorgeous black and white architectural travel photos would look fab. I love the sjylight and how much light it brings into your room We are popping a skylight into the bathroom we're renovating...assuming the town permits us to. (The Historical Society is known by the locals as The Hysterical Society. They love turning down renovation requests. LOVE.)

May I ask where you found your medicine cabinets and your tile edge? I've been looking for something with a similar style to both, but can't find anything I like! Maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places...

how big is your bathroom? it looks really similar in size to ours (long and narrowish) so this gives me hope for ours. we live and area where everyone wants the huuuuuuuge master bath and ours feels so tiny in comparison sometimes. but I wouldn't trade our charming older house for that any day!

i love how you write about your renovation and also the way you put the 2 photographs of the bathroom back to back - has a lovely mirror effect. please check out my photography. my photography is very painterly and unique and i have had many people buy my images after a renovation! well i do not want to be salesy but do take a peak:)

Hi! I LOVE your bathroom! I have 2 questions for you- where did you get the shower fixture? Where did you get the medicine cabinets? Thank you for your help- I am at the beginning of a bath renno and I'm at a complete loss!!

Hi - I love your site and this bathroom in particular. I am new to this, but wanted to use an espresso colored vanity in a similar bathroom (carrara floors and white subway time shower). How do you feel about the color match of espresso and carrara marble? Also, is that a carrara marble countertop?

Thank you for the answer. I think we look at the site daily as ref guide. Last question - any problems that you have noticed with staining on marble shower floor. We are being told that carrara naturally contains lead....making it very conducive to staining/rust colored fairly quickly.

I love your medicine cabinets-where did you find them? I have been on the hunt for new cabinets as we are preparing to redo our bathroom. Thanks and I love your blog-great ideas!!!! Can't wait to see what 2011 brings!

Thanks for the inspiration! We recently bought a property that needed a lot of work, it's a slow process....but we finished our bathroom (for the most part) and I should thank you for the outcome - we love it =)

I'm in love with your bathroom and am trying to do something similar. Am curious what you used for your shower curb? Is it another slab of marble or just long porcelain tile? Also, how did you attach the glass shelf inside your shower nook? I don't see any hardware! Also, any suggestions on pocket door hardware? Email is jennwhiteside @ yahoo . com

I love this bathroom! Just curious whether it's been difficult to clean the shower glass next to the vanity? It looks like a tight fit. We are trying to decide between a tight fit (similar to yours) and a half-wall, but I really love the way yours looks so open...